![]() ![]() Scout is an intelligent six year old girl who can read and write before beginning the first grade. She is also the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird as the story is told by her when she is grown up and looking back on her younger life. Jean Louise Finch or "Scout" is the main character of To Kill a Mockingbird. The last name of Finch probably came from her mother's name and the first name Atticus came from the ancient Persian orator Titus Pomponius Atticus. Harper Lee based the character of Atticus Finch on her father, Amasa Lee who was a lawyer and Alabama senator. This avoided the killing of another mockingbird. Interestingly and unusually, Atticus eventually agrees to the sheriff's version of events despite believing that Bob Ewell was killed. When Bob Ewell is accidentally killed at the end of the novel, in order to protect Boo Radley the sheriff insists that Mr Ewell fell on his own knife. ![]() Despite their insults and threats, Atticus refuses to give in and defends Tom Robinson to the best of his ability, even managing to prove him innocent in the end. Because of his decision to defend a black man Atticus and the children face disdain from the rest of the town. The main plot of To Kill a Mockingbird is based on Atticus's defense of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. This motif is shown through Tom Robinson and Boo Radley who both never hurt anyone yet are disliked because of other people's prejudices. He believes it is wrong to kill mockingbirds because all they do is sing beautiful songs and never harm anyone. The central message and the title of the novel come from Atticus Finch. Atticus treats everyone he knows equally regardless of race or class as he believes you could not judge someone unless you "stood in his shoes and walked around in them". He teaches his views of being just and open-minded to Scout throughout the novel. Atticus, a lawyer, is the most scrupulous character in To Kill a Mockingbird. ![]()
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